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Catholic Schools Week 2010 - January 31 - February 5
Sunday – January 31 Dividends for Life: In Our Parish
We will open Catholic Schools Week by hosting a Donut Sunday for all parishioners after each mass. Our Catholic Schools Mass will be at 11:00! Following that mass will be our annual Catholic Schools Week Open House and Book Fair. We invite all Maternity BVM parishioners to not only attend the Donut Sunday, but also to come and witness personally how our very own parish school infuses faith, knowledge, morals and discipline.
Monday – February 1 Dividends for Life: In Our Community
The Maternity BVM Student Council will be going out into the greater Bourbonnais community and personally thanking those that have been so kind and generous to our school.
Tuesday – February 2 Dividends for Life: In Our Students
We will honor our students with a “MBVM Spirit Day”. Students will be allowed to wear MBVM Spirit wear and jeans on this day. Students will also have various competitions against our faculty on this day.
Wednesday –February 3 Dividends for Life: In Our Nation
The MBVM students and faculty will gather for a special prayer service in honor of our great nation. This prayer service will be highlighted with the a living rosary. We will also have our Jr. High students lead us in song, by singing various patriotic songs.
Thursday – February 4 Dividends for Life: In Our Vocations
Fr. Scott Donohue from Mercy Home for Boys and Girls will be here to discuss with our students the importance of his vocation at Mercy Home. The February Make-A-Change Program will go to the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.
Friday – February 5 Dividends for Life: In Our Faculty, Staff and Volunteers
Our students and faculty will be visited by a familiar face, Sister Darlene Mayo, CND, will visit our school. Sister who was a teacher and the Religious Education Director here at Maternity BVM, will be speaking to our students and staff about the history of the Congregation of Notre Dame and their relationship to our Parish and School.
Our Parent Teachers Club will also provide a special luncheon for our faculty and staff.
Faith and Service Projects at MBVM
2008 News:The fourth grade class is collecting material/money for the University of Chicago Comer’s children Hospital. It will be given to volunteers who make receiving blankets and boppy pillows for the babies. If you are interested in adding to the fourth grade cause by donating a yard of material (appropriate for a baby blanket ) or a few dollars to help defray the cost, please contact Mrs. Amy Forbes at aforbes@mbvm.org or call the school
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Maternity B.V.M. works with parents in the religious education of their children. Parents are the primary religious educators of their children. The values and attitudes of parents are communicated to their children in their daily lives. The students at Maternity B.V.M. receive regular Religious Education in their classrooms where they pray and learn together. The students learn to live as Jesus taught us. Service and community prayer are an important part of Catholicism and this is stressed at Maternity B.V.M. School. There are many service opportunities available in which students are able to participate.
2007-2008 Make-A-Change Totals 
| September |
$1730.00 |
St. Francis Xavier Parish/School (Belize) - damaged in recent hurricanes |
| October |
$232.05 |
Salvation Army |
| December |
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Purchased Christmas Gifts for Needy Families |
| January |
$504.31 |
Viatorian Retirement Fund |
| February |
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Collecting Seeds for Belize/Donations to Jump Rope for Heart |
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Sacraments
Reconciliation: 2nd grade
Eucharist: 2nd grade
Confirmation: 8th grade
Liturgical Experiences
All grades participate in School Masses, Stations of the Cross, Rosary Services, Reconciliation Services, Advent Wreath Services, Prayer Services and Retreat Days
School Mass Opportunities
Prayer Buddies: Jr. high students paired with Pre-K, K & 1st grade
Altar Servers: 5th - 8th grade
Readings and Prayers of Intention: All grades
Cantors, Musicians and Ushers: Various grades (typically 5th - 8th)
School Service Opportunities
A variety of service opportunities with the Maternity B.V.M. community and the general community become available throughout the school year, some of which include: assisting with stuffing inserts into the weekly Sunday bulletins, working the monthly Market Days, visiting nursing homes, donating canned goods for the food pantry, donating “Seeds for Belize,” assisting at the Salvation Army and providing Christmas gifts for the elderly.
Parish Liturgical Opportunities
Altar Servers: 5th grade - high school
Children’s Choir (special occasions): K - 3rd grade
Youth Musicians: Jr. - Sr. high students
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